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The Wall Street Journal reported that among the most vile insults was one which read: ‘Take this day off and hang yourself from the laces of your cletes [sic]’, though it has now been deleted.

Overrated: Some Twitter users were outraged that Rauch is paid $3.5million, considering his lack-luster showing

Haters: The online abuse started when Rauch set up his Twitter account @jrauch60 to interact with fans

Backlash: Some fans criticized Rauch for retweeting the foul-mouthed tirades against him

Another troll was from @sullisull420 who wrote: ‘hope u have suicidal thoughts...You're a terrible reliever.ushould hang em up. Choke on food not in games’

He has also tweeted at Rauch: ‘You give it up more than a columbian whore’.

On his Twitter page @sullisull420 has not put a picture of himself but has written the following next to his name: ‘Mets Knicks Oilers jets and ugly women thats my life its not easy’.

Among the others hurling abuse was @Therealaceh00d who wrote: ‘so sick of your ass bitch you f****** queer you throw like a fag another blown game’

Of particular annoyance to Mets fans is that Rauch is paid $3.5million a year which one troll told him to hand back.

Trigger: Fans turned on Rauch after he allowed a walk-off home run to Yankees catcher Russell Martin (pictured) on Sunday afternoon

Ryan Franz from his account @Franzy3751 added: ‘You're a pussy dude. Retweeting all this shit to make ppl feel bad for you. You suck man how did (Yankees catcher) Russel Martin's 3 inch d••• taste’.

On his Twitter account Franz, who lives in Vestal, New York, has also tweeted what appears to be a text conversation with a friend called Josh Avery in which he calls him a ‘n*****’ and offers to ‘violate’ him.

There is also a picture of a middle aged woman with the crass caption underneath: ‘You want a taste?’

Rauch, 33, said that whilst the majority of Mets fans had come out in support of him on Twitter, he was surprised at the level of abuse which came his way.

He said: ‘It's one thing to be upset that we lost. It's one thing if you want to take it personally and attack me about it.

Punching bag: Rauch said that while the majority of Mets fans had come out in support of him on Twitter, he was surprised at the level of abuse

‘But it's just a shame that some people have the audacity to put something like that up and think there's no repercussions.’

He added: ‘Maybe it wasn't the best decision for me to put up some of the stuff.

‘But it's good to see that there are people who are really behind this team and behind the people that are on it’.

Some have also criticized Rauch for retweeting the abuse he has been receiving such as Mets fan Candice English who said it was ‘feeding the trolls’.

Rauch tweeted back: ‘Way more supporters than haters. Just figured that the majority should see the ugly side that players involved in social media deal with.’

Rauch is married to wife Erica, with whom he has two children.

During a previous dip in form in 2009, he said that he 'mentally just fell apart' when she developed stress fractures in both her legs due to a condition called postpartum osteoporosis which left her in a wheelchair for two months.